Current Thinking from Brad Gibson

Steve Thomas from the University of Greenwich presented his report to the
Society of Energy Professionals today. Its contents are discussed in the Globe and Mail -- "Flaws seen in Ontario plan to reorganize hydro". Mr. Thomas was also interviewed by CBC's "As it Happens". The response to the paper? He can be safely quoted as saying, "they were defensive". 
No surprise there. The Society is composed of people who run the generation, transmission and distribution system. Many of them never
wanted what has befallen the system. Many of them are not responsible for the structural changes that have occurred.

Where are we with electricity and where are we going? The average consumer wants on-demand, cheap, reliable electrical energy. We are
heading towards something that will be subject to inavailability, cost considerably more and suffer from systemically poor power quality.